strambare

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strambàre (first-person singular present stràmbo, first-person singular past historic strambài, past participle strambàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, nautical)

  1. to blow in different directions (of the wind) [auxiliary avere]
  2. to gybe, to tack downwind (of a small sailboat) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: virare in poppa, abbattere
  3. to gybe, to shift forcefully from one side to the other (of a fore-and-aft sail or boom) [auxiliary avere]

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